New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-28
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WHIT WE'LL KNoWN MEN TALK ABOUT

The trbulst,ons of travellers in the Northwest dur
ing the snow periods are often talked about whe,e
men gather uptown. Clint Wheeler capped the
climax the other day bv the relation OF how he
snow cd in for trenyone days in the Cascade Noun
! ta;ns of Washington Territory and Oregon General
f. b. Sopris, OF Colorado added his experience, which
was thar he had remained snow-bound in a sleeping
car for four hours than week. But the entire
party agreed that the experience that of
q party composed of Mr.. Wheeler. General Sopris.
Senator Dorsey and General Marshall. They we're on
a local train in the Northwest which WAS 40 crowded
with passengers that there three occupants Tor
each seat They had Just pulled out OF little station
to a distance of about a mile when they ran into a
snow-drit whore they rem nned tor thirytsix hours
There WAS no sleeper the train and with tn ears
crowded onethird above their capact, the amos anco
and discomfort can scarcely DO imagined IN taIkng
about the delay Mr.. Wheeler sad: The snow when
DRIFTS down the track there is mixed up with sand
and forms such "a solid that after the track
have been able to clear passage the tram gees
through the mass with great difficulty. The frozen
snow and ice broke the windows in our car as we
pushed through 1T
AndreS d. White Indicates his belief in the poss-
biity of the political regeneration OF the South by
saving: have the impre sion that the time has come
when the Republican party should send It's strongest
and ahlest men into the South to present to the
Southern people the advantages oil protective tariff
They are ripe for the discussion of that question IN the
South and really for a change of front CHARLES Dud-
lev Warner who has been writing of articles
tor the Harper publications the development of the
South told me only to-day that he had found the
people down there all interested in this question.
They have the development OF manufactures in
the Moth under system OF protective tarifl and with
manufactures lust beginning 60 spring ~ in their
terrtorI are seriously inclined to break away from
the Old traditions and stand up for the protective
tariff policy There is more than a possibility that
seyeral of the Southern States can be brOSen away
from the Solid South on this question. Oar public
msn IN the North not at all agreed on this question
or sangune about it. la talking with Senator Hlscpck
1axrI a III hal had .ttlaf3
whether ANYTHING he lone in this direction but
all the evidence that comes TO me is TO the effect that
the Southern people are at the present time just IN the
balance, weighing the situation ana only needing
encouragement to take them oil tbs side OF pro-
lection"
Colonel Bradley B. Smaley of Vermont secretary
of the Democratic National Convention and Collector
at Burlington was in the city the other day. He had
been over to Washington to assist ia regulating the
affairs of the Government. When asked ii Mr. Clevc-
land is TO be q candidate tor denomination lie replied
presume that he IS. though do not know anything
about it beyond the general proposition o; Andre
Jackson blut 0hceDOdcrs. that few die and nOne
resign. | should say that Mt. CleYelauds nomination
depends entirely upon himself. II it is his wish to be
renominated il doubtful II there will be an, other
nlme mentioned in the National Convention We
shall have great factor eliminated from dis 'usson
in the next National contest There Will Toe longer
any talk about the dagger to the country that
suit from ca Ange in tho Government aud the Access
sion OF tho Democratic part to power That was one
overcome
bustling broker with sturdy Western manners
who is earning the reputation Of being a hustler
in Wall Street, is r. A. Ammon He came here from
Pittsburg, where his father is wealthy and promi-
nent citizen He is stalwalt in figure. energetic in
manner and keen in the pursuit oil business. lie has
record in connection with the Pttsbu 2 riots that will
not soon DC forgotten in the Smoky City annals.
YOung Ammon had become interested in politics and
was pushing his way for place in the Legislature
He had thus become well know and IN q measure
was leader of the men whose turbulence created
such disastrous results. When there was danger that
all railroad travel would stop Boss Ammon ~ he
was cknamed az the times took complete possession
OF the Pittsbure. Fort Wayne ana Chicago Railroad
passenger trains, equipped them with succrs con-
ductOrs, ana brakeDen. rcce sed their reports xeut
the tickets taken up and large amount Of money Tor
tickets sod aud fares collected accounting cvery
loar Ii part Of the experiences tie DAY that
OF his conductors took the passes OF the prei-
dent and directors of the road. There a great
cry against Ammon at the time in the public press ana
forty three indictments found against m. but no
was able 10 show his course clear that he went
tree all OF them.